Litsy

Me . . . Jane | Patrick McDonnell

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I need to remember to read this to the kids. There's a great moment when Jane makes an observation, which could be used as an example. And it's cute.

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bio_chem06

This Is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life | Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD

Not the best brain book I‘ve read recently. Not the best book about dreams I‘ve read. I feel like the author might be trying to dumb down the info and the writing is boring.

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CaitlinR

The City and Its Uncertain Walls | Haruki Murakami

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I‘m a Murakami fan, but I just could not get into this story. Bailing, but I may try it again when I‘m feeling smarter.

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JenP

The City and Its Uncertain Walls | Haruki Murakami

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Libraries, jazz, literary references, ambiguity, cats. A very Murakami-esque novel but not one of my favorites. If you love his writing you will probably appreciate it. But some of the themes, reality vs dreams, consciousness, loneliness, love etc are tackled in better ways in his other novels.

3.5 stars. First read of 2025

BarbaraBB That‘s too bad. He used to be so good 2w

JenP @BarbaraBB I did still enjoy it but just not as much as some of his other works 2w

BarbaraBB I already felt that way about

1Q84

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sarahbarnes Bummer, I was excited about this one. Agree with @BarbaraBB that I miss reading his earlier works. Although I did like IQ84. 2w

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes I liked it too, I read them in three parts soon after their publication. Maybe that‘s why I was a bit disappointed by the ending, I had been anticipating it for a long time. 2w

JenP @sarahbarnes I think it‘s still worth reading. If you liked his earlier works. It was fun picking up on the references and nods to other works. And I still found it to be an enjoyable read and a large part of it centers around a library so I did love that 2w

SilversReviews Love this cover!! 1w

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JenP

The City and Its Uncertain Walls | Haruki Murakami